Saffia Widdershins

In the second of two programmes made in Linden Lab's new virtual world Sansar, we talk to several designers who are working in this new virtual world – which is in its "Creative Beta" stage, where designers are being invited to create "Experiences"

In this episode and the one following it, we take our first visit to Linden Lab's new virtual world, Sansar. Though only in its Creator Beta phase, there are already a large number of "Experiences" to be had in Sansar. We talk to some of the Experience cr

This episode marks Designing Worlds’annual Second Life Thanksgiving Dinner in the US tradition, where we gather a group of friends around and talk, and consider what we are thankful for at this time of year. This year, presenters Saffia Widdershins

In this episode we pay another visit to the Linden Endowment for the Arts (LEA) regions, where innovative artists are given entire regions to build stunning, impressive and moving installations. We talk to some of the artists, explore their creations, and

In this episode, Elrik Merlin and special guest co-presenter Caledonia Skytower visit the open-air art festival that is Burn 2 - an official regional Burning Man festival. We talk to some of the artists and builders while Saffia films the burning of the M

From the Hallowe'en 2017 edition of Designing Worlds, shot in the seasonal surroundings of Octoberville, we present a re-telling of the classic 18th Century scary tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, adapted by Caledonia Skytower. The t

In this, our 2017 Hallowe'en edition, we meet Cherub Spectre and Kaos, the co-creators of Octoberville, an eerie small town that appears every October - and has done for years - solely for the Halloween season. Join us as we take a trip around the town on

In this episode we take a visit to InWorldz, another "walled garden" grid based on the open source technology used by Second Life. In particular, we discover more about Relay for Life of InWorldz, which shares many characteristics with its Second Life cou

In this episode we meet the three people who are running the Blogger and Vlogger Network, (BVN), a group and website built specifically for networking and education purposes. BVN strives to provide bloggers and vloggers with the most pertinent, up-to-date

We take a tour of the grand Riviera Estate with its palatial mansion and its comprehensive funfair in the sky, as the guests of His Royal Majesty King Brick Haworth-Masters. Places to visit: The Gates to the Estate: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/P

Designing Worlds takes a look back over the past 12 months or so with a feature-length programme including highlights from the year's shows, selected by presenters Saffia Widdershins and Elrik Merlin, Director Aisling Sinclair and star photographer Wildst

Designing Worlds visits the annual Spoonful of Sugar Festival in Second Life, raising money for Medecins Sans Frontieres aka Doctors Without Borders. We talk to organisers and sponsors and visit some of the regions involved.

Designing Worlds DW344 - RFL Builds 2017 In the first episode of our new 2017 Autumn season, we take you back to July and the Relay for Life of Second Life weekend. We visit some of the designer builds and team campsites, interview leading designers and g

Designing Worlds DW343 Builders Brewery In this episode we visit Builders’ Brewery, possibly the best-known in-world training organsiation for budding builders in virtual worlds. We are shown round by Sen Maximus, the founder and owner of Builders&r

Designing Worlds DW342 SL14B In this episode we pay a visit to the Second Life 14th Birthday Community Celebrations. We take in several of the "public" builds like the Welcome Centre, the Cake Stage and the Left Stage, but we also visit some of the indivi

Designing Worlds DW340 Idle Rogue This episode is about the amazing music and dance community of Idle Rogue.Once or perhaps twice a year, Designing Worlds will auction – for charity – the chance to choose a theme for an episode of the show. An